It is the purpose of this district to provide for various types of small-scale business and professional offices that provide services to local neighborhoods.
[Amended 6-28-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-04]
Uses by right shall be as follows:
A. 
Agricultural horticulture, hydroponics uses and necessary buildings, including farm dwellings and structures related to the tilling of the land, the raising of farm products, the raising and keeping of horses, cattle, alpaca, llamas, emus and other livestock, the raising of poultry and poultry products, and the sale of farm products produced on site and sold on a retail basis in accordance with § 500-210.
B. 
Offices, professional and medical/dental.
C. 
Public parks and public recreation areas.
D. 
Community facilities.
E. 
Public utility installations.
F. 
Dwelling units in combination with professional offices or other permitted commercial uses in the same principal structure.
G. 
Bed-and-breakfast establishments.
H. 
Forestry.
I. 
Telecommunications tower, attached.
J. 
Municipal uses.
K. 
Regional stormwater facility.
L. 
Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental to the above permitted uses.
The following uses are permitted as a special exception when authorized by the Zoning Hearing Board. In granting any special exception, the Board may attach certain conditions to its approval which, in addition to the requirements listed within this chapter, it feels are necessary requirements in order to preserve and protect the character of the district in which the proposed use would be located.
A. 
Houses of worship.
B. 
Day-care centers.
C. 
Banks and financial institutions in combination with professional offices.
D. 
Restaurants in combination with professional offices.
E. 
Funeral homes.
F. 
Telecommunications towers.
G. 
Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental to the above uses by special exception.
[Amended 6-28-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-04]
The following uses are permitted by conditional use when authorized by the Board of Commissioners:
A. 
Office parks.
[Amended 6-28-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-04]
A. 
Maximum building height: 35 feet, unless otherwise specified by the applicable T-Zone Overlay; however, all structures are subject to §§ 500-179 and 500-185 of this chapter.
B. 
Minimum lot requirements:
(1) 
Agricultural uses or forestry: Such uses shall comply with the requirements of § 500-210.
(a) 
Minimum lot area: 10 acres.
(b) 
Minimum lot width: none.
(c) 
Minimum lot depth: none.
(d) 
Minimum yard dimensions:
[1] 
Front yard:
[a] 
Farm dwelling: 35 feet. (See § 500-184.)
[b] 
Agribusiness structures, feedlots and manure storage: 100 feet from the property line and 200 feet from existing dwellings on adjacent property.
[c] 
Other permanent structures: 75 feet.
[2] 
Side yard:
[a] 
Farm dwelling, each side: 12 feet.
[b] 
Agribusiness structures, feedlots and manure storage: 100 feet from the property line and 200 feet from existing dwellings on adjacent property.
[c] 
Other permanent structures: 75 feet.
[3] 
Rear yard:
[a] 
Farm dwelling: 35 feet.
[b] 
Agribusiness structures, feedlots and manure storage: 100 feet from the property line and 200 feet from existing dwellings on adjacent property.
[c] 
Other permanent structures: 75 feet.
(e) 
Minimum open area: 75%.
(f) 
Sale of farm and/or garden products on a retail basis. Such activities shall comply with the requirements of § 500-210A.
(2) 
Professional offices, medical/dental offices and community facilities:
(a) 
Sewer and water. Public sewer and/or public water service are required.
(b) 
Minimum lot area: 20,000 square feet.
(c) 
Minimum lot width:
[1] 
Lots fronting on arterial and major collector roads:
[a] 
At street line: 100 feet.
[b] 
At front yard setback line: 100 feet.
[2] 
Lots fronting on other road classifications:
[a] 
At street line: 60 feet.
[b] 
At front yard setback line: 100 feet.
(d) 
Minimum lot depth: 150 feet.
(e) 
Minimum yard dimensions:
[1] 
Front yard: 50 feet, unless otherwise specified in the applicable T-Zone Overlay or § 500-184.
[2] 
Side yard, each side: 25 feet; provided, however, that if the lot is adjacent to a residential district, the side yard shall be 75 feet on the side contiguous with the residential district.
[a] 
No minimum side yard shall be required on either side of the common boundary of two or more separate, adjoining lots on which two or more buildings are adjoined side by side if:
[i] 
The buildings are connected by passageways, corridors or common areas; and
[ii] 
Corridors or common areas are provided by cross easements for the benefit of the owners of all such buildings or structures and their respective employees, clients and/or visitors.
[b] 
In order to reduce the continuous appearance of the adjoining buildings or structures, each of the adjoining and connected buildings on the lots, not subject to the specified minimum side yard dimensions, shall have a visual break in the building facade at minimum distances of every 50 feet. Such visual breaks may consist of projections from the building, angles of deflection of the building's center line, or variations in the color or texture of the facade.
[3] 
Rear yard: 25 feet; provided, however, that if the lot is adjacent to a residential district, the rear yard shall be 75 feet along the side contiguous with the residential district.
[a] 
No minimum side yard shall be required on either side of the common boundary of two or more separate, adjoining lots on which two or more buildings are adjoined side by side if:
[i] 
The buildings are connected by passageways, corridors or common areas; and
[ii] 
Corridors or common areas are provided by cross easements for the benefit of the owners of all such buildings or structures and their respective employees, clients and/or visitors.
[b] 
In order to reduce the continuous appearance of the adjoining buildings or structures, each of the adjoining and connected buildings on the lots, not subject to the specified minimum side yard dimensions, shall have a visual break in the building facade at minimum distances of every 60 feet. Such visual breaks may consist of projections from the building, angles of deflection of the building's center line, or variations in the color or texture of the facade.
[4] 
Interior yards: open space between buildings on the same lot.
[a] 
When front to front, rear to rear, or front to rear, parallel buildings shall have 50 feet between faces of the building. If the front or rear faces are obliquely aligned, the above distance may be decreased by as much as 10 feet at one end if increased by similar or greater distance at the other end.
[b] 
A yard space of 50 feet is required between end walls of buildings. If the buildings are at right angles to each other, the distance between the corners of the end walls of the building may be reduced to a minimum of 25 feet.
[c] 
A yard space of 50 feet is required between end walls and front or rear faces of buildings.
[5] 
Perimeter buffer: 20 feet.
(f) 
Length of building. Unless otherwise specified in the applicable T-Zone Overlay, no building shall exceed 150 feet in length.
(g) 
Maximum square footage. The maximum square footage of a medical/dental office shall be 5,000 square feet.
(h) 
Minimum open area: 35%.
(3) 
Dwelling units in combination with professional offices or other permitted commercial uses. Such uses shall comply with the requirements of § 500-233.
(4) 
Public parks and public recreation areas:
(a) 
Minimum lot area: none.
(b) 
Minimum lot width: 50 feet.
(c) 
Minimum lot depth: none.
(d) 
Minimum yard dimensions:
[1] 
Front yard: 35 feet. (See § 500-184.)
[2] 
Side yard, each side: 20 feet.
[3] 
Rear yard: 35 feet.
(e) 
Minimum open area: none.
(5) 
Public utility installations:
(a) 
Minimum lot area: none.
(b) 
Minimum lot width: none.
(c) 
Minimum lot depth: none.
(d) 
Minimum yard dimensions:
[1] 
Front yard: 25 feet. (See § 500-184.)
[2] 
Side yard, each side: 12 feet.
[3] 
Rear yard: 12 feet.
(e) 
Minimum open area: none.
(f) 
Landscaping and screening. (See §§ 500-220 and 500-221.)
(6) 
Bed-and-breakfast establishments: Such uses shall comply with the requirements of § 500-212.
(a) 
Sewer and water. Public sewer and/or public water service are required.
(b) 
Minimum lot area: 20,000 square feet.
(c) 
Minimum lot width:
[1] 
At street line: 50 feet.
[2] 
At front yard setback line: 50 feet.
(d) 
Minimum lot depth: 150 feet.
(e) 
Minimum yard dimensions:
[1] 
Front yard: in accordance with the applicable T-Zone Overlay or § 500-184.
[2] 
Side yard, each side: 25 feet.
[3] 
Rear yard: 25 feet.
(7) 
Telecommunications tower, attached. Such uses shall comply with the requirements of § 500-224.
A. 
Maximum building height: 35 feet, unless otherwise specified in the applicable T-Zone Overlay; however, all structures are subject to §§ 500-179 and 500-185 of this chapter.
B. 
Minimum lot requirements:
(1) 
Houses of worship:
(a) 
Sewer and water. Both public sewer and public water service are required.
(b) 
Minimum lot area: five acres.
(c) 
Minimum lot width:
[1] 
At street line: 100 feet.
[2] 
At front yard setback line: 150 feet.
(d) 
Minimum lot depth: 200 feet.
(e) 
Minimum yard dimensions:
[1] 
Front yard: 35 feet, unless otherwise specified in the applicable T-Zone Overlay District or § 500-184.
[2] 
Side yard: 25 feet, except, where adjacent to a residential district, the side yard shall be 50 feet.
[3] 
Rear yard: 50 feet.
(f) 
Minimum open area: 50%.
(g) 
Landscape and screening. (See §§ 500-220 and 500-221.)
(2) 
Day-care centers: Such uses shall comply with the requirements of § 500-215.
(a) 
Sewer and water. Both public sewer and public water service are required.
(b) 
Minimum lot area: 20,000 square feet.
(c) 
Minimum lot width:
[1] 
At street line: 100 feet.
[2] 
At front yard setback line: 100 feet.
(d) 
Minimum lot depth: 150 feet.
(e) 
Minimum yard dimensions:
[1] 
Front yard: 50 feet, unless otherwise specified in the applicable T-Zone Overlay or § 500-184.
[2] 
Side yard, each side: 25 feet.
[3] 
Rear yard: 50 feet.
[4] 
Perimeter buffer: 20 feet.
(f) 
Minimum open area: 20%.
(3) 
Banks and financial institutions in combination with professional offices. Such uses shall comply with the requirements of § 500-211.
(4) 
Restaurants in combination with professional offices. Such uses shall comply with the requirements of § 500-211.
(5) 
Funeral homes:
(a) 
Sewer and water. Both public sewer and public water service are required.
(b) 
Minimum lot area: 20,000 square feet.
(c) 
Minimum lot width:
[1] 
At street line: 100 feet.
[2] 
At front yard setback line: 100 feet.
(d) 
Minimum lot depth: 150 feet.
(e) 
Minimum yard dimensions:
[1] 
Front yard: 25 feet, unless otherwise specified in the applicable T-Zone Overlay or § 500-184.
[2] 
Side yard: 25 feet.
[3] 
Rear yard: 50 feet.
[4] 
Perimeter buffer: 20 feet.
(f) 
Minimum open area: 40%.
(g) 
Landscaping and screening. (See §§ 500-220 and 500-221.)
(6) 
Telecommunications tower. Such uses shall comply with the requirements of § 500-224.
The uses in this district are also subject to applicable regulations contained in the following articles:
A. 
Article XVIII, Signs.
B. 
Article XX, Off-Street Parking and Loading.
C. 
Article XXI, Accessory Uses.
D. 
Article XXII, General Regulations.
E. 
Article XXIV, T-Zone Overlay Area.
F. 
Article XXV, Performance Standards.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The "Uses Within Business Districts" table, which immediately followed this subsection, of the 2013 Code, was repealed at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II). See now § 500-269, Uses In Business Districts.